From LAT Top of the Ticket: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will meet in New York next week with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, among other world leaders scheduled to visit the United Nations annual autumn General Assembly Session. A spokesman for the McCain campaign confirmed the surprise visit tonight as well as hinted at as yet unannounced sessions between the Republican Party’s surprise vice presidential pick and other leaders. [insert: photo

The stopper toe hold. This can break an ankle or bust up a knee fairly quickly. The move is designed to be done quickly, with ample opportunity to chain into other moves depending on the reaction of your opponent. Personally, I like to do this after love making, if my wife gets all uppity and refuses to go downstairs and fetch me a beer and a chicken soft taco.

Ray Robison, National Defense Examiner: A spate of recent news articles demonstrate that the Iraqi Police are finally stepping up to the plate. The rebuilding of law enforcement in Iraq was one of the most important objectives outlined by the Bush Administration in the early days of the war. That step would turn out to be one of the most difficult challenges of the rebuilding and reconciliation efforts in Iraq.